Here's reason No. 150 why Peyton Manning is a lock for the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Back in the day, Moses parted the Red Sea. But only Manning can stop the wave in his home stadium.

Any old MVP candidate can pass for three touchdowns in a 31-23 victory against Tampa Bay. On this particular Sunday, however, Manning told 76,432 Broncomaniacs to sit down and shut up.

And they liked it.

"I'm all for excitement, but in a no-huddle offense, when you are calling something at the line, the quieter the crowd can be, it certainly is helpful," said Manning, explaining why he gestured for fans to behave themselves in mid-wave.

This is Manning's house. Oh, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen might have built it. But it's remarkable how hard and fast the new Denver quarterback has laid down the law around here, especially considering Manning came to town with a noodle arm.

Maybe somebody needs to write down the Manning House Rules. In fact, let's begin now:

1) Thou shalt not covet nachos at the concession stand while the Broncos have the football.

2) Please, before becoming an NFL referee, learn how to count to 12.

3) Be prepared to catch a pass, even while sitting on your rump.

4) Keep quiet when the master is at work. There will be ample time to cheer after Manning reaches the end zone.

5) No visiting team gets out of here alive.

Folks talk about tight windows for quarterbacks at this level. Tight window? There was a touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas where I swear Manning squeezed a football in a space no bigger than a mouse hole.

But it's his quirky football genius that really makes heads shake in disbelief.

There was a moment early in the second quarter, when Manning hurried the Broncos to the line of scrimmage on third down and ordered Knowshon Moreno to run a dive play. Huh? The perplexed reaction of most everybody in the stadium, from beer vendors in the upper deck to coach John Fox on the sideline, seemed to be:

What the heck was Manning thinking?

"When you run the ball and call a dive play on third-and-6 (actually third-and-4), it doesn't make you look real smart if you get 2 yards and have to punt," Manning said.

The savvy quarterback, however, knew he caught the Bucs with 12 defenders on the field. The problem? It appeared nobody in the joint had spotted the infraction except Manning.

"You mean including the referees?" Manning said.

Scurrying from sideline to sideline in search of justice, Manning pleaded with the officials, begged offensive coordinator Mike McCoy to challenge the play and even called aerial photographs into evidence to make the case.

Manning fought the law. And Manning won. Upon further review, it was first down, Broncos.

Among Manning's 27 completions for 242 yards against Tampa Bay, it was hard to pick a favorite. But the wackiest one happened during Denver's first possession after halftime.

Needing a yard on third down, Manning scrambled from the pocket, high-stepping it in the direction of the visitors' bench. Let's put it this way: As dancers go, nobody compares Manning with Jennifer Lopez.

But speaking of a famous booty, Moreno fell on his duff while running his route. Yet some way, somehow, with X-ray vision that would do Superman proud, Manning spotted Moreno and completed a delicate touch pass to a teammate who was sitting on the grass.

As Manning ducked out of bounds at the conclusion of the play, he unexpectedly came face-to-face with Tampa Bay coach Greg Schiano.

"That's the first time I've ever had an opposing coach tell me that was a good play in the middle of the game," Manning said. "So I appreciated the compliment."

Schiano excitedly patted Manning on the helmet, the way you see a coach applaud a peewee QB in Pop Warner League.

"He's a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and there's a reason why," Schiano said.

Manning is a perfectionist. He sets high standards for teammates, fans and even ink-stained wretches. Has any player in NFL history turned scrunching his face with displeasure into such an art form? After disappointing Manning with more than my share of inane questions, I can only imagine how bad Eric Decker feels when dropping a pass.

It's cool, though. Manning only scolds the ones he loves.

And if we follow Manning's lead, there just might be enough room for every single Broncomaniac in the back seat of his Buick, for a ride all the way to the Super Bowl.

This is Manning's house. Wipe your feet before entering, and kindly memorize all the house rules ASAP.

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